Which situation best describes an oligopoly? A. A city government selects one company to provide clean water for
its residents.
B. A large oil company buys all of its competitors and shuts them
down permanently.
C. A group of vendors compete to sell the same drinks to fans at a
baseball game.
D. A few large airlines work together to set high prices and eliminate
new competitors.

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment. b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock. c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year. d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash. e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.